Putnam's Automobile Handbook
The Care and Management of the Modern Motor-Car
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Putnam’s Automobile Handbook
FOREWORD
CONTENTS
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Putnam’s Automobile Handbook CHAPTER I WHAT TO DO UPON PURCHASING A CAR
CHAPTER II SOME THINGS TO AVOID
CHAPTER III WHAT AN AUTOMOBILE IS
CHAPTER IV WHAT MAKES THE ENGINE GO
CHAPTER V EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES
CHAPTER VI IF WELL “SLICKED” THE ENGINE RUNS
CHAPTER VII WHERE LUBRICATION IS NEGLECTED
CHAPTER VIII SOMETIMES THE CAR SMOKES
CHAPTER IX THE CARBURETOR AND ITS FAILINGS
CHAPTER X GETTING THE MOST OUT OF A GALLON OF GAS
CHAPTER XI THINGS WHICH MAKE GAS BILLS HIGH
CHAPTER XII CARE OF THE TIRES
CHAPTER XIII SKIDDING MAY BE MINIMIZED
CHAPTER XIV “CAN’T-SLIP HEELS” LESSEN SKIDDING
CHAPTER XV AVOID NEWLY OILED ROADS
CHAPTER XVI WATCH YOUR BRAKES
CHAPTER XVII WHY THE AUTO STEERS EASILY
CHAPTER XVIII THE ELUSIVE “JUICE”
CHAPTER XIX PUTTING THE KICK IN THE SPARK
CHAPTER XX WHAT’S THE TROUBLE WITH MY BATTERY?
CHAPTER XXI WHY GEARS STRIP
CHAPTER XXII THE GEAR-SHIFTING BUGABOO
CHAPTER XXIII THE MUFFLER
CHAPTER XXIV YOUR BEARINGS
CHAPTER XXV DRIVING THE CAR
CHAPTER XXVI WHERE EXTRA CAUTION IS NECESSARY
CHAPTER XXVII AN AUTO FURNACE FOR WINTER
CHAPTER XXVIII THE COOLING SYSTEM IN WINTER
CHAPTER XXIX OVERHEATING THE ENGINE IN SUMMER
CHAPTER XXX SOME OTHER HOT-WEATHER TIPS
CHAPTER XXXI HOT-WEATHER TIRE EXPANSION
CHAPTER XXXII GUARDING AGAINST FIRE
CHAPTER XXXIII DON’T RUN AWAY FROM A FIRE
CHAPTER XXXIV DEATH IN THE GASOLINE
CHAPTER XXXV SHIFTING GEARS ON HILLS
CHAPTER XXXVI KEEPING THE CAR SLEEK
CHAPTER XXXVII SOME THINGS A TOURIST SHOULD KNOW
CHAPTER XXXVIII LITTLE KNOCKS ARE HARDLY BOOSTS
CHAPTER XXXIX SOME OTHER CAUSES OF KNOCKING
Mechanical Looseness, Due to Improper Adjustment, or Wear:
Faulty Ignition:
Faulty Carburetion:
Faulty Lubrication:
Overheating of Engine:
Faulty Compression:
CHAPTER XL CHASSIS KNOCKS
CHAPTER XLI KEEPING DOWN THE AUTO UPKEEP
CHAPTER XLII HUNTING TROUBLE
CHAPTER XLIII MORE TROUBLE
CHAPTER XLIV DON’T TAKE THINGS FOR GRANTED
CHAPTER XLV BLOWING YOUR OWN HORN
CHAPTER XLVI WOMEN AS DRIVERS
CHAPTER XLVII MISCELLANEOUS RULES
FOUR THINGS TO DO BEFORE LEAVING THE GARAGE
FIVE THINGS TO DO BEFORE CRANKING THE ENGINE
THREE THINGS TO DO AFTER CRANKING
TO ADJUST A CARBURETOR
TO ADJUST CAM SHAFTS WHICH TIME VALVE OPENING AND CLOSING
RULE FOR TIMING THE MAGNETO
RULES FOR CARE OF CLUTCH
RULES FOR CARE OF TRANSMISSION AND DIFFERENTIAL
RULES FOR CARE OF OTHER PARTS
LUBRICATION TIME-TABLE
CARE OF STORAGE BATTERY
INDICATIONS OF A DISCHARGED BATTERY
CAUSES OF DISCHARGED BATTERY
LOCATING TROUBLES IN LIGHTING AND IGNITION SYSTEM
CHAPTER XLVIII THE GOLDEN RULE OF MOTORING
INDEX
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